US HOLIDAYS
Celebrated in Texas on June 19, this holiday marks the end of slavery in the U.S.
What is Juneteenth?
This African animal grunts and opens its mouth wide in water.
Answer: What is a hippopotamus?
This U.S. swimmer won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Answer: Who is Michael Phelps?
This deadly hurricane hit New Orleans in 2005 and caused widespread flooding.
Answer: What is Hurricane Katrina?
This candy bar features nougat, caramel, and peanuts, and was introduced by Mars in 1930.
Answer: What is a Snickers?
Thanksgiving was made a national holiday by this president in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This clever animal is known for solving puzzles and using tools in zoos.
Answer: What is a chimpanzee?
Known as “The Greatest,” this boxer won gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Answer: Who is Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay)?
In 1980, this volcano erupted in Washington state, causing ash to fall across multiple states.
Answer: What is Mount St. Helens?
These red, white, and blue striped candies were invented in 1902 by the Hammond’s Candy Company.
Answer: What are Candy Canes?
Celebrated on the third Monday of January, this day honors a civil rights leader born in 1929.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
These flightless birds from Antarctica love the cold and waddle when they walk.
Answer: What are penguins?
She landed the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics for the U.S. in 1984.
Answer: Who is Mary Lou Retton?
This state is hit by more hurricanes than any other.
Answer: What is Florida?
This country is credited with inventing the first lollipops, dating back to the 1700s.
Answer: What is England?
The second Monday in October is this federal holiday, though some states observe Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.
What is Columbus Day?
This marsupial from Australia sleeps up to 20 hours a day.
Answer: What is a koala?
This U.S. figure skater was attacked in a scandal involving rival Tonya Harding in 1994.
Answer: Who is Nancy Kerrigan?
In 1906, this California city was devastated by a massive earthquake and fire.
Answer: What is San Francisco?
This sticky, sweet candy was invented by John B. Curtis in 1847, originally called “loose loaf sugar candy.”
Answer: What is candy corn?
This holiday honors all those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, not just those who died.
Answer: What is Veterans Day?
This slow-moving animal from Central and South America lives high up in the rainforest canopy.
Answer: What is a sloth?
U.S. athletes compete under this official abbreviation at the Olympics.
Answer: What is USA?
This U.S. state has the most active volcanoes.
Answer: What is Alaska?
These chocolate-covered caramel squares were invented by Milton S. Hershey in 1907.
Answer: What are Hershey’s Kisses?